Easter Egger variety?

[MCSD5928]

The bird was sold as an Araucana, but we all know they're really Easter Eggers at the farm store. My question is on the coloring of this bird. What color/feather pattern is this? Any help is appreciated. My son is doing this for a 4H project.

 

[NYREDS]

It isn't a named variety, most birds of this type aren't. It's an attractive chicken, that's all.

 

[draye]

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That is what most call partridge. Not the penciled kind like in Partridge Rocks where the hen has a penciled look.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Partridge and wildtype are two very different things. The bird's pattern is a mix of genes, none of which have been selected for over generations as with exhibition quality birds, and that, as well as the exact gene combination make a big difference.

 

[MCSD5928]

Thank you for the answers so far! What would you call this for a 4H record book?

 

[draye]

Personally I would choose a different breed for a 4-h'er. Easter Eggers aren't really a breed.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Personally I would choose a different breed for a 4-h'er. Easter Eggers aren't really a breed.

Agreed. It would be better to get him/her a bird with a real breed and variety. If your chld wants to use the bird for showmanship, that is probably okay, but not for exhibition.

 

[MCSD5928]

He's using a Mille Fleur Belgian Bearded d'Uccle for showmanship, but he wants to take this bird too, for the non-standard category. He's allowed to take a total of 5 birds. He just wondered what to call this variety for his record book. Thank you!

 

[cubakid]

Is the category actually called non-standard or is there a name to it?

 

[MCSD5928]

I think it's called non-standard, but I don't have my fair book on me.